1.0The Queen of My Selfhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyselfDonna Heneshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/author/dhenesI Am Luminous With Age - The Queen of My Selfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="c1lVaGkb5b"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2016/02/i-am-luminous-with-age.html">I Am Luminous With Age</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2016/02/i-am-luminous-with-age.html/embed#?secret=c1lVaGkb5b" width="600" height="338" title="“I Am Luminous With Age” — The Queen of My Self" data-secret="c1lVaGkb5b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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By Sister Joan Chittister From The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully “I am luminous with age,” Meridel Le Sueur wrote. Her words give us pause, make us think, call us to the bar of judgment. The truth is that older people tend to come in two flavors — the sour ones and the serene ones.…